Gadoquatrane showed pediatric safety and pharmacokinetic profiles similar to adults in a study, supporting use as a low-dose ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Contrast agents used in MRI scans to improve the clarity of imaging for diagnostic accuracy, accumulate in the brain and body of every patient, and ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- There is new information about whether or not MRI scans are safe for pregnant women as the first large-scale study on the effect of MRI's on mother and baby has been released.

New research finds direct evidence of gadolinium deposition in neuronal tissues following intravenous administration of gadolinium-based contrast agents used in MRI exams. "Despite evidence that trace ...

Depending on the thermodynamic complex stability, addition of the trivalent metal salts may cause transmetallation or recomplexing in the MRI contrast agents, resulting in the release of toxic Gd 3+ ...

Expecting mothers who undergo an MRI in their first trimester shouldn’t have much to worry about if it was a standard one, according to a recent study of more than 1.4 million women. But an MRI that ...

NEW ORLEANS — For contrast-enhanced imaging in multiple sclerosis (MS), all gadolinium-based agents accumulate in body tissue but to greatly varying degrees. While the long-term effect of gadolinium ...

Nobody knows if the residue of metal left in the brain by some MRI contrast agents is harmful, but concern is certainly rising. In a significant move, the risk committee of European Medicines Agency ...

Nanoscientists have demonstrated a method for loading nanoparticles with iron ions to create MRI contrast agents that outperform gadolinium chelates, the mainstay contrast agent that is facing ...

Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) used in MRI and angiography contain a chelated form of the toxic heavy metal that was assumed to clear the body shortly after intravenous administration. [1] ...